Microsoft Excel 2013 STIG
Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark
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DTOO131 - Trust Bar Notifications
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
Trust Bar Notifications for unsigned application add-ins must be blocked.
<VulnDiscussion>If an application is configured to require all add-ins to be signed by a trusted publisher, any unsigned add-ins the applicat...Rule Medium Severity -
DTOO210 - Block opening of pre-release versions
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
All automatic loading from trusted locations must be disabled.
<VulnDiscussion>Trusted locations specified in the Trust Center are used to define file locations assumed to be safe. Content, code, and add-...Rule Medium Severity -
DTOO142 - Force Scan Encr. Macros in open XML
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
The scanning of encrypted macros in open XML documents must be enforced.
<VulnDiscussion>When an Office Open XML document (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) is rights-managed, or password-protected, any macros embedded ...Rule Medium Severity -
DTOO134 - Trusted locations on computer
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
Disallowance of trusted locations on the network must be enforced.
<VulnDiscussion>Files located in trusted locations and specified in the Trust Center are typically assumed to be safe. Content, code, and add...Rule Medium Severity -
DTOO139 - Save files default format
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
The Save commands default file format must be configured.
<VulnDiscussion>When users create new Excel files, Excel 2013 saves them in the new *.xlsx format. Ensure this setting is enabled to specify ...Rule Medium Severity
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The content of the drawer really is up to you. It could have form fields, definition lists, text lists, labels, charts, progress bars, etc. Spacing recommendation is 24px margins. You can put tabs in here, and can also make the drawer scrollable.